The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-25
A NEW ISSUE WANTED.
Gen. sickIss ON the Political siiua
tion-The solid South.

Gen. sickIss On the Political siiua-
tion-The solid souih.
The lob erved Of all observers" was
Gen. Daniel L. sickles as he sat on
the piazza Of the Oriental Hotel down
by the oceans side, with a red
button In the apel OF bis coat, an un-
lighted cigar between bis lips afford.
ing the enjoyment Of "dry smoke"
and the legacy Of his bravery st Get.
tysburg, apalr oil crutchee, held al
rest like a sword. a.port, within bis
folded hands. The General cad he
had read Mr.. Henry Watterson's in
terview with much interest.
do you egree with Mr.. Watierson
az to the issues Of 1883, General 2"
was aeked No The soldier placed his
remaining leg in comfortable posi-.
lion on char and rested hie cTutches
againtt the piazza railing.
There are no issues," came the an
swer promptly, with q shifting Of the
cigar from one side OF the mouth TO
the other.
"Mr. Wstterson says that the solid
South and high tariff on the one
ride and the naturalization ana a re.
ouetiOn oi tsxes on the other will be
the i6sues," suggested the Interview ~
"As said before, there arc 40 10.
suet, and II vii! require q man Of
genius 10 mako new istues; a man
fueh 40 cannot he found within the
present rango 81 political vision In
either putty. Tho cold South hum.
bug has been exploded and MI.
Clevelsnd's administration has do G
mole than anything else 10 give that
bugbear It's death blow. Everybody
was saying that The solid Scu.h had
not hurt anybody becaute we had a
huecession Of Republican Presidents.
They all cried, wait until you get q
Democrat In the White House and
then you'll seep Now, then, how Ia
any ntump orator 10 brighten tie PEG.
pie with that ecsrecrow after Clevs-
lands four years Of judioious admin.
istration, with the South growing
more and more prosperous every dsy
and the race issues being gradually
but surely obliieIa,ed? Tbese buga.
booers also cried out that with
n Dfmoefa.ic President would
appear host Of rebel claims
and that The Confederate brig.dera
would be riding about on Their
chargers ruling the country az they
did before the war. We have seen
none Of these swful predictions inl
filled. Then they tried to make ROW
over the President's efforts 10 return
the captured Gags, aud the amusing
part a their blunder was that, while
the President rec lgniEed and admitted
In q manly way that he had made Z
mistake, Il appeared that the South
had not asked 10 have the flags TO
turned Surely there was no evidence
OF the influences OF q solid South In
that. II was the solid South scream
that helped 10 defeat Blaine"
wAsTsD-A sKw ISSUE.
ain regard TO the new tariff, YOU
say"
"1hst II the New York Herald OF
any other paper announced that Z
great man would make speech on
the tariff question he would rot A.
tract an audiences Of 800 people" an
Hwered the general. "lhe Rspubli.
cans differ on the question OF the tariff
ne much a. do the Democrats. An In
creaslng majority Of Republicans are
opposed 10 q high tariff The Demo
Gratis would be for reduction OF III,
tariff, but Mr.. Randall and other
stand In the way. The elements dc
not exist for an iseue on the tar a
The word 'larla' has come to DO .